Pay rate: Up to $35 an hour, pending location and experience
Springboard is launching an online training program designed to prepare aspiring Sterile Processing Technicians with no prior healthcare experience for entry-level roles and the CRCST certification exam through HSPA.
Springboard is seeking experienced CRCST-certified Sterile Processing professionals to serve as student mentors throughout the course. Mentors support learners through 1:1 guidance, applied concept reinforcement, and exam-readiness coaching as students progress through a structured 14-week program.
Because this is a first-time program launch, mentors will play an important role as early instructional partners, helping identify where students struggle, how concepts translate into practice, and how exam-readiness support can be strengthened across the student experience.
This role is distinct from the Live Instructor role and does not include lecture delivery responsibilities.
- Meet regularly with assigned students in scheduled 1:1 mentorship sessions
- Reinforce key sterile processing concepts aligned to CRCST exam domains
- Support students in translating coursework into real-world sterile processing workflows
- Help students build confidence navigating unfamiliar healthcare terminology and environments
- Provide encouragement, accountability, and structured progress guidance
- Share practical strategies for exam preparation and knowledge retention
- Help students understand expectations of hospital-based sterile processing environments
- Support students in connecting technical learning to workplace responsibilities
- Reinforce professionalism expectations within healthcare settings
- Respond to student questions related to course concepts between mentorship sessions
- Maintain visibility into student engagement and learning progress
- Escalate risk signals to the Springboard support team when appropriate
- Partner with Live Instructors and Springboard’s learning team to surface student learning trends
- Share feedback on where students struggle with CRCST-aligned material
- Contribute insights that help strengthen the learning experience during program launch
- Minimum 3–5 years experience working as a sterile processing technician
- Experience working in a hospital-based sterile processing department strongly preferred
- Prior experience supporting trainees, students, or new sterile processing staff (preceptor, trainer, mentor, or instructor)
- Ability to explain sterilization workflows and infection prevention concepts clearly to learners with no prior healthcare experience
- Experience working in online or hybrid learning environments
- Experience onboarding or precepting new sterile processing technicians
- Must be comfortable using online learning platforms and video meeting tools
- Ability to respond to Springboard communications within 24 hours
- Ability to respond to student questions within 24–48 business hours
- Positive outlook on the sterile processing profession and career pathway